In the next few days I will be buying a crate engine and will retire my matching number 300 horse engine afer 45+ years of faithful service.

I am going for the ZZ383 Crate Engine 425HP. I live in northern Italy and hope to be able to group together all the parts in one shot so freight doesn't get out of hand.

My Vert is a 1965 300 horse/four speed with a BB hood.

I have a few questions, hopefully someone can chime in.

1. I hope to be able to swap over my original power steering unit - will it match up?

2. In these last months I started to get some clutch slippage so I will order a new clutch. What parts should I order besides the clutch disk? I know it is a Muncie standard - what model number would it be? I was also asked the number of spines.

I will go for a new distributor, in order to keep my original tach, which model should I go for?

I will also order a new fan unit since mine is the original. Again, model imput?

I will also order a pair of sidepipes from Allen's Famous Side Pipes - will there be issue clearance issues with the stock P.S. unit?

Thank you all very much.

Alex

 

For the clutch set-up, you need a clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, and pilot bushing. Do a search on this forum for detailed information on the proper throw-out bearing and pilot bushing. You want the right all-bronze bushing. I believe your Muncie is a 10-spline, but someone here will have to confirm that.

There are several tach-drive distributors out there. Several people here seem to prefer the Mallory.

 

no clearance issues with sidepipes and stock P/S

the clutch could be a 26 or 10 spline, no real way of telling until you pull the clutch

your original dist will work just fine in the crate motor, if it is in good condition re-use it.

if the orig fan clutch is good, there is no harm in reusing it, if your fear the clutch is bad, just get a new clutch.

 

will need
flywheel i believe because of the one pc oil pan has a diff crank end
short water pump- will have to grind the timing chain cover a little to bolt on pass side
use old dist or buy a new one with tach drive
use the same type fan and fan clutch
everything should hook up. jim

 

My engine guy was just saying that all those GM crate motors are now made in Mexico and are not even close to correct in the build dept. He just pulled down a brand new 502 GM crate and had to rebuild it to make it on-spec. 5k more $....

 

You can tell I'm not a mechanic from the question I will ask below -

[QUOTE=LB66383;1578132674]For the clutch set-up, you need a clutch disk, pressure plate, throw-out bearing, and pilot bushing.

I want to limit the down time and since I am not sure about the spine, I was going buy all the necessary and buy the disk after I take out the motor - UPSing a disk will not break the bank.

Question; the pressure plate, throw-out bearing, and pilot bushing do not depend on the number of splines?

Thanks.

Alex

 

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Seems a much more professional build than the ZZ4 What do you think?



Components
(100% Complete, Brand New From Top to Bottom)


CUSTOMIZATION KEY: CUSTOM CHOICES AVAILABLE - CURRENT CUSTOM CHOICE (To change any selection just let your rep know at 1-800-533-8381)

1. Block - BRAND NEW CHEVY 4 BOLT MAIN BLOCK (United Racing Engines uses no seasoned blocks whatsoever – No Exceptions)
2. Heads - TRUE AFR (AIR FLOW RESEARCH) 296 CFM BENCH FLOW ALUMINUM RACING HEADS 195 INTAKE RUNNERS – VALVE SIZE 2.05/1.6 (These are Fully Racing Grade CNC Ported and Polished Heads with significant custom under the bowl work to maximize air flow. Bench Flow Tested at a massive 296cfm @ .600 lift!) CNC Ported AFR Heads are what separates the Men from the Boys!
3. Intake Manifold - (DUAL PLANE EDELBROCK RPM AIR GAP – or - EDELBROCK VICTOR JR. – or - EDELBROCK SUPER VICTOR – or – PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS HURRICANE)
4. Carburetor - HOLLEY 750 CFM (GOLD – or – SILVER FINISH)
5. Distributor - CHEVROLET V8 MALLORY HEI
6. Valve Covers - CUSTOM DIE CAST ALUMINUM VALVE COVERS BEARING THE URE LOGO
7. Air Cleaner - (EDELBROCK ELITE EDITION BRUSHED ALUMINUM AIR CLEANER WITH EDELBROCK LOGO 4207 – or – EDELBROCK CHROME FINISH 1221 – or – CHROME WITH CHEVY EMBLEM – or – SILVER WITH BLUE & GREY CHEVY EMBLEM)
8. Water Pump - (ALUMINUM – or – PAINTED TO MATCH BLOCK) (LONG – or – SHORT WATER PUMP) (Customized for the ’65 Corvette)
9. Fuel Pump - HOLLEY(BLACK – or – CHROME FINISH)
10. Harmonic Balancer - PROCOMP 1045 STEEL DAMPNER (No cast iron dampners are used by U.R.E.) (Customized for the ’65 Corvette)
11. Flexplate - SFI PRECISION (Customized for the ’65 Corvette)
12. Pulleys - UPPER & LOWER CHROME (FOR LONG – or – SHORT WATER PUMP) (BLACK – or – CHROME FINISH)
13. Gaskets - FEL-PRO
14. Oil Dipstick & Tube - CHROME GM
15. Timing Cover - BOWTIE GM PERFORMANCE PARTS TIMING COVER (BLACK – or – CHROME FINISH)
16. Timing Pointer - CHROME TIMING POINTER (BLACK – or – CHROME FINISH)
17. Wires - (BLACK – or – RED – or – YELLOW – or – BLUE)
18. Looms - (BLACK – or – RED – or – YELLOW – or – BLUE)
19. Spark Plugs - NGK PERFORMANCE
20. Forged Pistons - PERFORMANCE RACING PISTONS
21. Forged Rods - FORGED 6” 4340 RODS
22. Rod Bolts - ARP 8740
23. Camshaft - CRANE PERFORMANCE
24. Valve Springs - CRANE PERFORMANCE
25. Lifters - CRANE PERFORMANCE

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1. Rockers - STAINLESS ROLLER PRECISION - 1.6 RATIO
2. Rings - SPEED PRO
3. Bearings - KING ALLECULAR
4. Double Roller Timing Set - PRECISION TRUE ROLLER
5. Timing Cover - CHROME CHEVY PERFORMANCE BOWTIE
6. Gaskets - FEL PRO
7. Oil Pump - MELLING
8. Oil Pump Driveshaft - MELLING
9. Oil Pump Pickup Screen - MELLING
10. Seats - HARDENED SEATS
11. Brass Freeze Plugs - PIONEER
12. Pushrods - CHROME MOLY .080 WALL
13. Head Bolts - HP PRECISION
14. Harmonic Balancer - PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS
15. Oil Pan - (CHROME – or – PAINTED TO MATCH BLOCK) (Customized for the ’65 Corvette)
16. Color of Block - (BLACK – or – CHEVY ORANGE – or – METALIC GREY – or – RED – or – MAROON – or – MIDNIGHT BLUE – or – DARK BLUE – or – ROYAL BLUE – or – LIGHT BLUE – or – DARK GREEN – or – LIME GREEN – or – CANARY YELLOW – or – CUSTOM PAINT MATCH) (To select a custom paint match just discuss it with your customer service rep at 1-800-533-8381)
Compression Ration Options: 9.5:1 Designed for 87 Octane Regular Unleaded – or – 9.7:1 Designed for 89 Octane Unleaded Plus – or – 9.9:1 Designed for 91 Octane Premium Unleaded – or – 10.3:1 Designed for 93 Octane Premium Unleaded – or – 11:1 Designed for 110 Octane Racing Fuel) (Discuss with your rep to Customize for free)



Idle Roughness: Smooth – or – Mild – or – Medium – or – Choppy – or – Rough – or – Very Rough – or – Extreme/Drag – or – Radical/Drag) (Discuss with your rep to Customize for free)



Stall Converter Options: Stock Converter – or – 2000 to 2500 Converter – or – 2500 to 2800 Converter – or – 2800 to 3000 Converter – or – 3000 to 3500 Converter – or – 3500 to 4000 Converter) (Discuss with your rep to Customize for free)

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Alex Daruso Quote # 307114214N-11AFR-S
486 HP Neck-Breaker Chevy 383 Stroker Turnkey Engine Package $6488.00


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Featured Blowout Special -$700.00
Subtotal after Featured Discount $5788.00



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Upgraded to 3 Year 100,000 Mile Warranty ($399 Charge waived under Current Special) (FREE UPGRADE)
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Fully Forged Rods!
True Air Flow Research Heads (AFR) Aluminum Racing Heads!
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I purchased a custom built 383 with all the bells and whistles from a reputable builder and its worked out great for me so far, but I have never heard anything bad about the GM crate motors either.

 

used a mexican zz4 a couple years ago. solid no problems. jim